Synopsis
A romantic comedy about right, wrong and everything in between.
A Chinese-American lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.
Saving Face
Cast
Michelle Krusiec Joan Chen Lynn Chen Ato Essandoh Jessica Hecht Jin Wang Guang Lan Koh David Shih Brian Yang Nathanel Geng Mao Zhao Louyong Wong Clare Sum Qian Luo Richard Chang Hoon Lee Ruth Zhang Connie Hsia Jackson Ning Jamie Guan Paul Sum Brittany Perrineau Xiaofeng Zang Yu Lu Fang Yulin Pamela Payton-Wright Saidah Arrika Ekulona Twinkle Burke Tina Johnson Show All…
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Alternative Titles
Pour Sauver l'Honneur, Salvare la faccia, Saving Face - Liebe und was noch?, 面子, Guardando las apariencias, Jó, rossz, meg ami közte van, להציל את הכבוד, Да запазиш достойнство, 세이빙 페이스, Livrando a Cara, Спасая лицо, De dragul aparențelor, Uchovat si tvář, Zachować Twarz
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Premiere
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Canada
Toronto International Film Festival
Theatrical limited
27 May 2005
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USAR
Theatrical
24 Jun 2005
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USAR
09 Sep 2005
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Turkey
27 Oct 2005
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SingaporeR21
24 Nov 2005
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Hong KongIIB
25 Nov 2005
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Taiwan12+
23 Dec 2005
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Spain
Physical
06 Dec 2005
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Argentina+16
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Hungary12
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NetherlandsAL
12 Dec 2005
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UK15
Releases by Country
Argentina
06 Dec 2005
- Physical+16
Canada
12 Sep 2004
- Premiere Toronto International Film Festival
Hong Kong
24 Nov 2005
- TheatricalIIB
Hungary
06 Dec 2005
- Physical12
Netherlands
06 Dec 2005
- PhysicalAL
Singapore
27 Oct 2005
- TheatricalR21
Spain
23 Dec 2005
- Theatrical
Taiwan
25 Nov 2005
- Theatrical12+
Turkey
09 Sep 2005
- Theatrical
UK
12 Dec 2005
- Physical15 DVD
USA
27 May 2005
- Theatrical limitedR
24 Jun 2005
- TheatricalR
Popular reviews
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being too awkward to make the first move and opting to drop to the floor instead yeah that’s the sapphic experience
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This is cute.
There are some who seem to think that's not enough, that that isn't a quality that should be critically heralded. Some people think that "cute" is a modifier that suggests "good but not great" or some other back-handed compliment. What it comes off as code for, though, is "this is for girls, so it can't be great cinema." What it comes off as is code for "light-heartedness isn't valued by me, the great cinephile." What it comes off as is code for "great cinema is miserable."
It's at worst misogynist and at best boring.
This movie is cute, and it's absolutely perfect for being cute.
How difficult is it to be a cute film? How difficult is…
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Lesbians aren’t often afforded the cheesy, heartwarming romcoms that straight people have. I feel like since there are so few movies for and by queer women, there is an expectation to make them powerful and impactful dramas. Because there are so few stories, the ones that do exist should stand out and make a statement as they are seen as representing an entire culture.
And those movies are valid and have meaning. But I feel like it’s also important to have movies that exist just to be cute and fun! This is just as important for queer women to see themselves and feel seen by society. Saving Face is one of the best queer movies I’ve ever seen because of…
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I want a hot dancer girlfriend. Or an awkward doctor girlfriend with a cougar mom. I'm not picky mister jesus!!!!
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“Does she know we have sex?”
“No, she thinks we conjugate Latin verbs.”
“…really?”i love some good useless lesbian representation, plus the portrayal of gay panic in Alice Wu’s works is just spot on
i hope she doesn’t make us wait another 16 years for a cute gay romcom
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